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degrees (temperature, angle, longitude/latitude)
A suffix used for measuring temperature, angles, or geographic coordinates.
〜度 is a versatile suffix used for measurement (temperature, angles) and for expressing degree or level of something.
SENSE 1 — MEASUREMENT:
Attaches to numbers for temperature, angles, and coordinates.
SENSE 2 — DEGREE/LEVEL:
Attaches to nouns to create "level of ~" compounds.
- 満足度: satisfaction level
- 難易度: difficulty level
- 完成度: degree of completion
- 認知度: recognition level
- 注目度: degree of attention
Usage
Do not confuse with 〜度 (read たび), which means "time" or "occasion" (毎度, この度).